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Israel’s energy blind spot - opinion

Israel expanded its natural gas export agreement with Egypt – the largest in its history – while ENI and TotalEnergies committed Cyprus’s Kronos field to Egyptian liquefaction terminals

|ByGABRIEL MITCHELL
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Jack Baker, Managing Director of Chevron’s Eastern Mediterranean region.

Chevron completes Tamar Optimization Project, boosting Israeli gas capacity

The project adds a third offshore gathering line and restores compressors at Ashdod, raising Tamar’s technical production capability to 1.6 billion cubic feet per day.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Jack Baker, Managing Director of Chevron’s Eastern Mediterranean region.

Chevron launches Israel energy-tech accelerator for early stage startups

Chevron Studio Israel will fund and mentor early-stage technologies from Israeli universities and research institutions, with a focus on AI, cybersecurity, hydrogen, and lower-carbon energy solutions.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio shakes hands with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani in Munich, Germany, February 13, 2026, on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.

Syria projects unity at Munich Security Conference, but the real test awaits back home - analysis

The question is whether the Syria on display in Munich is the future or whether hurdles back home could derail its situation.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

In potential game-changer, Syria moves ahead on oil deal with Chevron, Qatar - analysis

This could be a major game-changer for Syria as it begins to regrow its economy after decades of sanctions and isolation.

FEBRUARY 5, 2026BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
YUSUF QABLAWI, CEO of the Syrian Petroleum Company, Frank Mount, head of Corporate Business Development at Chevron, and Erik Keskula, CEO of Power International Holding, sign a memorandum of understanding to develop an offshore oil and gas field for Syria.

Chevron and partners approve Leviathan expansion to boost Israel gas output

The Final Investment Decision aims to increase capacity to approximately 21 BCM annually through new wells and platform upgrades.

JANUARY 16, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Jack Baker, managing director of Chevron’s Eastern Mediterranean region.

Maduro says Venezuela is a 'brother country' to US, offers serious talks on oil reserves, drugs

Maduro noted that when he and Trump last spoke in November, the US president had acknowledged his authority by addressing him as "Mr. President."

JANUARY 2, 2026ByREUTERS
VENEZUELA'S PRESIDENT Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores attend a year-end salutation to military forces in La Guaira, Venezuela December 28, 2025.